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August 18, 2024

Horror Stories Steven Bruce

Voila

Thorne was setting rat traps in the kitchen as the young couple entered the restaurant. Otto, the owner, rushed across the stone floor, his eyes devoured by a cherubic grin. “Good evening,” he said. “Welcome to the Lagoon Lounge. Do you have a reservation?”…

August 18, 2024

Flash Fiction Paweł Markiewicz

The Prayer For A Golden-Eyed Monk

When my dog was dying in agony, I suddenly understood that no Catholic religion could help me. No lying church saints who boast about their holiness could help me or the dog. I wanted to become a Buddha. I have been studying the teachings of Buddha for a…

August 18, 2024

Poetry Alejandro Casas

Love Over Regular Excitements Surpass

When I look into your eyes, I wonder, what wonders you And I! Beauty, curiosity and Passion, they seem to shine. Yet, what I would give to see In them not just these and Other common excitements, But also their love for you and I!

August 18, 2024

General Stories Michael Barlett

Murder On Webber Island

CHAPTER ONE We raced across the partially frozen waters of South Georgian Bay in an airboat nicknamed ‘The Scoot.’ The homemade contraption was propelled by a huge fan, and the loud noise from the engine precluded any conversation as we sped over snow-covered…

August 18, 2024

Mystery Stories Marvel Chukwudi Pephel

Speak, Memory !

Let's just begin this story from New York. No, from San Francisco. No, from New Orleans. No, from Milwaukee. Alright! I'm confused. Let's just go back to New York, back to the very beginning. Back to when the hands of a gypsy left me a black-eyed envelope.…

August 18, 2024

Flash Fiction Sound

Dark Days

She awoke to the early birdsong, morning chirps, and the sweet sounds of rustling leaves. A swift, calming breeze swept through the curtains and gently brushed her forehead as she blinked her eyes open. The sun cast its gold into the dark, eerie confines of…

August 18, 2024

General Stories Paula Bernstein

Brotherhood

My earliest memory is of myself, sitting on a stool in Aunt Ida’s kitchen in the Bronx. It is a round stool and seems very high to a two-year-old. The kitchen has red and white linoleum and a table with a plastic cloth. I am afraid of Aunt Ida. She is a sour,…

August 18, 2024

Crime Stories Jordan Hanks

Hyper Tension

Torrential rain in Los Angeles makes driving up Laurel Canyon difficult. I take deep breaths to control my blood pressure. Thirty-five years as a high school coach raised it. Sometimes it’s three times the highest score ever of my basketball team. Near the…

August 01, 2024

General Stories Marvel Chukwudi Pephel

Smile For Me, Mona Lisa

It is my first day at work. I am happy like anyone in my shoes should be.The joy in me is the open mouth of a crocodile in new waters. I have always fantasized about working in a museum. Now that I have the job, I feel like I am about to accomplish everything…

August 01, 2024

Mystery Stories Milka Fakhurdin

The Secret Room

"An enigmatic story from my life that I still can't find explanations for." Murad lights a cigarette, not holding it with his fingers – only with his lips in the corner of his mouth. This makes him look cooler than others – not more attractive, just cooler.…

August 01, 2024

General Stories Paula Bernstein

The Last Summer

In the summer of 1954, Aunt Bella and Uncle Charles spoke to one another for the first time in thirty-five years. It was a momentous but unhappy occasion. Bella was my grandmother Rachel’s younger sister. Everyone agreed that Rachel was the most beautiful of…

July 24, 2024

Fantasy Stories Mario Kumi

The Hunter's Lament

"Damn it!!! I cannot believe it..." said Stellan, hanging upside down from an old tree. His senses had not fully returned, and his arms were numb, caused by a lesion in his head. However, he began to focus and could see that he was hanging upside down, from…